Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells August 1757

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Homage
    1. Sworn
  3. Property
    1. Extract from the will of John Payne
  4. Defaulters
  5. Footnotes
  6. Navigation

Heading

TitleShadwell’s otherwise Cockerill’s in Morley:
The General Court Baron
DateAugust 5th 1757
StewardIsaac Spratt, gentleman, steward
Location
Page numbers in Court Roll88 – 89

Homage

Sworn

Richard Jolly
John Wright

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
John Payne (deceased)September 15th 1746 by the will of John Payne his fatherThomas Grigson Payne by the will of John Payne, his brother [see below]Robert Grigson1) 7 acres of Copyhold land in diverse pieces in Deopham:
1.1) 2 acres at Scotts Gapp between lands of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury, West,
Narrowgate Lane, East,
abutting the Common Pasture of Deopham, South;
1.2) 2 acres at the end of the Haugh between lands late of Anthony Gurney, East & West, abutts on the land of Anthony Gurney, West,
abutts the way from Deopham to Ellingham, South;
1.3) 2½ acres at “Short Reading” [sic] between land late of James De Grey, esquire, South,
abutts on the lands of Anthony Gurney, East,
Common pasture of Deopham called Stolland, North;
1.4) ½ acre in Hawfield in Deopham held by service of 5s p.a.;

2) 3 acres & 3 roods of Copyhold land called Hoggs Croft in Westfield in Deopham between lands late of William Cutts, South,
land formerly of Simon Humphry, North,
abutts on the Common way called Magies, West,
Land late of the D&C of Canterbury, East, held by rent of 3s 6d p.a.1
£13 5s
John Andrews (deceased)1st Proclamation:
May 18th 1757
2nd Proclamation
Stephen Cockle (deceased)1st Proclamation:
August 3rd 1756
2nd Proclamation:
May 18th 1757
3rd & last Proclamation

Extract from the will of John Payne

The following extract from the will of John Payne, dated September 29th 1756, has been copied into the Court Roll:

Defaulters

Those who had defaulted were amerced 3d each.

Footnotes

  1. A note in the margin refers to William Lock being admitted to this land at the Court of June 6th 1796 ↩︎
DateChange
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